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Full Cost Accounting for Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Handbook

This document describes the key concepts and benefits of FCA and can
help communities learn how other communities have used FCA. It explains
many of the financial terms used in FCA and the specific costs considered.
The handbook is not a "how-to" document, but it does describe the steps
involved with implementing FCA for solid waste management. It is a comprehensive
overview and a valuable resource for local governments.

Written for public officials who want a brief overview of FCA, this
primer defines FCA, highlights its benefits, summarizes its processes,
and outlines possible challenges. It also briefly describes the activities
of several communities that have implemented FCA successfully.

A valuable tool for communities establishing or expanding FCA, this set
of six case studies details the various uses of FCA by MSW agencies throughout
the United States. This publication focuses on the uses and benefits of
FCA instead of its early planning stages. The publication features case
studies for the following communities: Broward County, Florida; Columbia,
Missouri; Glendale, Arizona; Indianapolis, Indiana; San Diego, California;
and Southeastern Public Service Authority (Chesapeake, Virginia).

This document features some of the questions and answers discussed during
the 1996 EPA satellite forum "Planning, Pricing, Performance: The Business
of Solid Waste Management." The featured questions came from an audience
consisting of solid waste managers, elected officials, finance officers,
recycling coordinators, and others interested in solid waste issues and
were answered by the forum's panel of four solid waste managers and one
policy analyst. Topics for the questions range from general definitions
to specifics about FCA's implementation, the setting of unit-based fees,
and FCA's relationship with recycling programs.

A tool for presentations at conferences, this full-color slide show is
the perfect visual aid to introduce FCA to an audience. The show's talking
points define FCA, explain how it works, how it differs from other accounting
methodologies, and addresses its benefits and problems. The show's script
also addresses EPA's role in promoting FCA to communities nationwide.